CVE-2026-16427
DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files due to a path traversal vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files due to a path traversal vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2026-16427- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-08
EUVDEUVD-2026-119666
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files due to a path traversal vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2026-119666- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-08
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4x5-j9g4-pg9v
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to write...
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files due to a path traversal vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-p4x5-j9g4-pg9v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-08
NVD
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files due to a path traversal vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2026-16427- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| products, references | NVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-16427 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ibm Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, published November 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.